Brewfest (Sept. 27th to Oct. 13th) Guide

Celebrated by both the Horde and the Alliance, the Brewfest is a time to enjoy the fermented fruits of the harvest: pretzels, cheese, and booze! The competing breweries Thunderbrew, Barleybrew, and the Ogres, all come together outside of all the major cities in a bid to outdo each other with their special ales, meads, and beers. Brave adventurers are invited to sit back, take a pull, and sample the finest wares these brewers have to offer!

During Brewfest, players can acquire the title Brewmaster and collect fun mounts like Swift Brewfest Ram! This year's event was a bit delayed just for Mists of Pandaria's launch and has new level 90 epics available:

Ram Racing Quests

Now This is Ram Racing... Almost. or Now This is Ram Racing... Almost.: Does not award tokens, but unlocks the other ram riding dailies.Start & End:Ram Master Ray or Neill RamsteinThis quest is intended to introduce players to the fine art of ram riding. Upon accepting this quest, Ram Master Ray or Neill Ramstein will mount you upon one of his riding rams and give you the Ram Racing Reins, which you must use to control the speed of your ram. You have to maintain certain speeds for 8 seconds each, which is indicated not only by the movement speed of your ram but by colored buff icons on your player. Be careful not to travel too fast, or your ram will get fatigued and slow down severely. You can lower (or completely reset) your ram's fatigue counter by stopping at barrels of apples which can be found on the ram riding paths.

There and Back Again or There and Back Again: Awards 10 Brewfest Prize TokenStart & End:Ram Master Ray or Neill RamsteinThis quest is a little challenging. You are once again granted a temporary ram mount that lasts 4 minutes and you must use the Ram Racing Reins and your new-found skill of ram riding to receive and deliver kegs of brew between the goblins. You must travel down the path, minding your speed and fatigue, and you will be thrown a Portable Brewfest Keg by either Bok Dropcertain or Flynn Firebrew. Simply return the keg to the questgiver three times to successfully complete the quest. I highly recommend moving as quickly as possible and stopping momentarily at every barrel of apples to insure you do not reach 100 fatigue. After completing this quest, the questgiver will allow you to help him out one more time per day.

Every 18 Hours: 'Do you still need some help moving kegs from the crash site... ?': Awards 2 Brewfest Prize Token per turn-inStart & End:Ram Master Ray or Neill RamsteinThis isn't exactly a quest, but is a very good option for accumulating more Brewfest Prize Token. This "quest" is available after successfully completing There and Back Again. Simply speak to the NPC again and offer to help him out again. The questgiver will give you another ram with which you must retrieve and return more kegs, awarding 2 Brewfest Prize Token per loop and 25 additional seconds. You can do this as many times as possible until your ram mount expires. You can only offer to help him once every 18 hours, and only after completing the initial quest.

Daily Quests

Bark for ________!: Awards 15 Brewfest Prize TokenStart & End:Cort Gorestein / Ja'ron or Daran Thunderbrew / Becan BarleybrewThis quest can be started at either of the rivaling breweries and may only be completed for one brewery per day. Horde players can choose between Bark for Drohn's Distillery! or Bark for T'chali's Voodoo Brewery! and Alliance players can choose between Bark for the Barleybrews! or Bark for the Thunderbrews!. It does not matter which brewery you choose to bark for, and you can even choose a different one each day (though don't tell the other guys)! For this quest you are yet again given the ram and Ram Racing Reins: this time you must run throughout your capital city, visiting different designated checkpoints within a 4 minute time limit. This quest can be rather challenging, as there are no apple barrels to renew your ram's fatigue so it's best to keep a steady (albeit annoyingly slow) pace as you travel throughout your city. Once you reach the fourth location, provided your time, many players opt to cancel the ram buff and simply mount on a regular epic mount to go return the quest.

The Brewfest gear is perfect for looking the part of a traditional Bavarian reveler.

The Pint-Sized Pink Pachyderm is a cute little pink elekk non-combat pet that can only be seen by party/raid members or incredibly drunk individuals.

The "Brew of the Month" Club Membership (Alliance / Horde) starts a quest that is completed in your respective faction's major city and enrolls your character in the Brew of the Month Club where you will receive a new brew in the mail every month, delicious drinks with quite interesting side-effects!

In addition the Brewfest items for sale by the token vendors, there are also a variety of food/drink sellers found in the camps, selling wine, cheese, sausage, bread and (of course) booze to the festival patrons.

Coren Direbrew, The Grim Guzzler and the Dark Iron Dwarves

Brewfest veterans surely remember the exploits of one Coren Direbrew, found deep inside Blackrock Depths' Grim Guzzler bar. This year, Coren Direbrew has been buffed to level 85+ and is back with new loot.

On your first kill of each day, you will earn Justice Points and also be awarded a Keg-Shaped Treasure Chest, which has a chance to contain awesome items. You will be awarded at level 90, as well. You can get only one Keg-Shaped Treasure Chest per day, so there is no longer a point to farming the boss once you don't need any of the trinkets he drops. Simply queue up and kill him once per day per character for your chance at the mounts or other rare items.

Coren's Loot

Coren Direbrew himself drops epic quality trinkets. These items cannot be disenchanted but should be great for getting needed ilevels.

The first time you defeat Coren Direbrew each day, you will be awarded a Keg-Shaped Treasure Chest. This treasure chest has a chance of containing Coren Direbrew's non-trinket drops. You can even get more than one of these items in the same chest, or less happily, a duplicate item you already own.

We are not sure if they have added level 90 versions of this--we will update accordingly!

Remember you will be rewarded just one chest daily, so that's only one chance per day at all of the more rare drops.

Brewfest Achievements

Brewfest is more than just standing around dressing funny and drinking grog! In the midst of the unruly behavior and excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages, there's a title to be earned--Brewmaster.

Brew of the YearFor this achievement, you must drink one of each of the 12 beers featured in the Brew of the Month club. You will receive a new brew at the beginning of every month and will only be able to purchase that brew for the duration of that month--be careful you don't miss one. This achievement will take a full year to get, but thankfully it is no longer required for the Brewmaster achievement.

Almost Blind LuckThis achievement is just a Brewfest version of Going Down?, so any strategies/locations specified for that will apply. Just remember to get really, really intoxicated beforehand (ie. "completely smashed") and try to survive the fall.

Comments

Comment by Micros

Comment by Tondef

on 2012/09/28 05:40:51

To bad. Brewfest is one of my favorite holidays.

But this year I'm following the advice giving by 3 out of 4 Pandarians to "Slow Down".

I'm not going to rush through the content just to level so that I can hit this - or any other - event. I mean 2015 is a long way away and I don't expect anything new until then so we have to make it last.

Comment by Xenavire

on 2012/09/28 07:06:38

Do you think you could make an EU version of this guide too? We miss out on the 2 quests, so we cant get a wolpertinger with an easy quest, and we get less tokens. It seems right now a player who has never done Brewfest until this year needs 402 tokens just to get the meta, and it doesnt seem like it is possible to even earn that many tokens.

I always come here for news etc, and this is the one time EU has ever differed greatly from US and it would be very handy to have a nice recap for EU players.

At the least it would be nice to know if its possible to get more than 25 tokens/day by dailies.

Comment by Keelerak

on 2012/09/28 07:19:04

No Pandaren in Brewfest? I hope they will be added next years, as they are brewers nearly beyond Dwarves, and certainly deserve participation more than those Goblins

Comment by Cariea

on 2012/09/28 07:50:28

Fortunately I already have everything from Brewfest, otherwise I'd be angry. I see no reason why Blizz can't keep around the 80 and 85 versions of this place. There's no extra work, they already made it! That way, the players who didn't want to rush all the way to 90 (or 89) could still try for the mount. And newer players who may have a level 79 character as their highest could participate in holidays as well.

Comment by FlandreScarlet

on 2012/09/28 08:16:00

I just got Swift Brewfest Ramthe old mount

Comment by interloper

on 2012/09/28 08:21:54

no new achievements this year :(

Comment by Tanahtos

on 2012/09/28 08:38:25

I just need to kill Coren Direbrew and the Brew of the Month Club achievement... Now I can't kill him because the queue to the dungeon is just for people at level 89 and I didn't bought MoP yet, now I have to wait another year :(

Comment by Brainsnack

on 2012/09/28 09:05:15

Our server only went live on Tuesday and 3 days later you expect us to be lvl 89 to do the world event. What about exploring the new content and getting battle pets levelled as well! I think this is a bit unrealistict expecting us to have reached this level in 3 days, as most of us have to work for a living! Couldn't you have the level 80 version as well so that people at least have a chance to get the mount. A bit harsh and not very well thought out Bliz

It's your choice to spend time leveling your battle pets. If you had used that time to level your char, you should hit 90 well within the Brewfest period.

I took my time leveling casually and have enjoyed every pixel Pandaria has to offer, hitting 90 well before the festivities kicked off.

Comment by Linkno1

on 2012/09/28 09:43:15

Well I'm disappointed.I was really hoping they had added something new this year. I used to like the holiday events for a change of pace. But, after all these years, besides upping the level for the boss/gear (and its the same exact gear as previous years but is just level 90 now), there is NOTHING new added. Its the same quests and prizes they've had every year. I really think it time for them to add something new to these holiday events because a lot of people already have the achievements and most, if not all, of the prizes available so there is no incentive for those players to do the quests. And a lot of the casual players (or those who haven't gotten the expansion yet) aren't going to be level 90 in time to do the boss. They need new quests, new prizes, and new bosses or a new event in addition to the boss to make it fun again for those who have already done the holiday events for several years now.

Well I'm disappointed.I was really hoping they had added something new this year. I used to like the holiday events for a change of pace. But, after all these years, besides upping the level for the boss/gear (and its the same exact gear as previous years but is just level 90 now), there is NOTHING new added. Its the same quests and prizes they've had every year. I really think it time for them to add something new to these holiday events because a lot of people already have the achievements and most, if not all, of the prizes available so there is no incentive for those players to do the quests. And a lot of the casual players (or those who haven't gotten the expansion yet) aren't going to be level 90 in time to do the boss. They need new quests, new prizes, and new bosses or a new event in addition to the boss to make it fun again for those who have already done the holiday events for several years now.

Pretty sure the Brefest keg pony was a prize last year. Not sure about the Brewhelm but 2 tokens isn't really something to work towards.

I still feel i'm being forced to level faster than I want to so I can get the meta achi (2 holidays need doing including this) I was trying to take my time with the MoP leveling, reading all the quests, doing all the quests in an area before moving on, taking the time to get involved in some world PvP whilst the area is still packed but no...I have to hit level 89 ASAP or have to wait another year to get a few achies and a chance for the mount...Why on earth couldn't they have kept the 85 version of thing this year along side the 90 version considering the release of MoP? Would that honestly have been too hard to make happen?

Comment by Linkno1

on 2012/09/28 09:47:46

Our server only went live on Tuesday and 3 days later you expect us to be lvl 89 to do the world event. What about exploring the new content and getting battle pets levelled as well! I think this is a bit unrealistict expecting us to have reached this level in 3 days, as most of us have to work for a living! Couldn't you have the level 80 version as well so that people at least have a chance to get the mount. A bit harsh and not very well thought out Bliz

It's your choice to spend time leveling your battle pets. If you had used that time to level your char, you should hit 90 well within the Brewfest period.

I took my time leveling casually and have enjoyed every pixel Pandaria has to offer, hitting 90 well before the festivities kicked off.

It's a part of the game Blizz added that people would rather do but don't want to miss out on mounts etc that won't be available again till next year.

And hitting 90 already? That ain't casual. I have only just got to 86 and a half, reading all the quests and doing every quest in an area before moving on also going to work and seeing my girlfriend inbetween because I don't lack a work/personal life.

Comment by Aesiria

on 2012/09/28 10:37:19

Is there any Feat of Strength this year to get a Brewfest Keg or whatever they're called? I have the green and the blue.

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Comment by Edymnion

Have there been any sightings of a Terrifically Tremendous Tankard of Terror (or whatever they're calling it this time, the lvl 90 tankard) yet?

Comment by Uennie

on 2012/09/28 18:51:44

Pretty sure the Brefest keg pony was a prize last year. Not sure about the Brewhelm but 2 tokens isn't really something to work towards.

I still feel i'm being forced to level faster than I want to so I can get the meta achi (2 holidays need doing including this) I was trying to take my time with the MoP leveling, reading all the quests, doing all the quests in an area before moving on, taking the time to get involved in some world PvP whilst the area is still packed but no...I have to hit level 89 ASAP or have to wait another year to get a few achies and a chance for the mount...Why on earth couldn't they have kept the 85 version of thing this year along side the 90 version considering the release of MoP? Would that honestly have been too hard to make happen?

I don't know about you but the I think the Brewpack is REALLY cool.

Comment by Magician22773

on 2012/09/28 20:40:44

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I still feel i'm being forced to level faster than I want to so I can get the meta achi (2 holidays need doing including this) I was trying to take my time with the MoP leveling, reading all the quests, doing all the quests in an area before moving on, taking the time to get involved in some world PvP whilst the area is still packed but no...I have to hit level 89 ASAP or have to wait another year to get a few achies and a chance for the mount...Why on earth couldn't they have kept the 85 version of thing this year along side the 90 version considering the release of MoP? Would that honestly have been too hard to make happen?

The event is 16 days long......16 days.

You can do many of the achieves (heck, i think all of them except Coren), at any level.

Even the most casual of players can level 85-89 in 16 days (19, counting the 3 we already have had). You can savor every quest, read every line, explore......whatever floats your boat, and still should be able to hit 89 by the end of the event. Honestly, there are very, very few people that can claim that they will be "left out" of this event, that would have been eligible for the lvl 85 version.

As for why not keep the 85 and the 90 level versions......what do you do with levels 86-88? Let them faceroll the 85 version? It was already so easy it was not even fun at 85. Toss in 5 level 88's and it would be over before it started.

Comment by Seykker

on 2012/09/28 22:54:32

I just need to kill Coren Direbrew and the Brew of the Month Club achievement... Now I can't kill him because the queue to the dungeon is just for people at level 89 and I didn't bought MoP yet, now I have to wait another year :(